TL;DR
- This list covers ten Shopify agencies and says, for each one, who it suits best and what it does.
- craftberry comes first for mid-sized and large brands that want one team to handle migration, design, development, and CRO instead of hiring a separate vendor for each.
- For UK brands moving to Shopify, Webdigita pairs SEO-safe migration work with ongoing support, so rankings hold at launch and the store keeps improving afterward.
- The other nine are small, independent teams, from a UK studio with offices in London, Reading, and Birmingham to a father-and-daughter shop in New York.
- Between them, they cover narrower jobs: subscriptions, SEO-led builds, headless storefronts, email and SMS, and Magento or WooCommerce migrations.
- Use the table to shortlist by size and specialty, then read the entries for the two or three that fit.
How we evaluated these agencies
We checked each agency on three things, using its published profile, the Shopify Plus partner directory, and Shopify’s Partners page for how partner tiers work.
- Scope: does the agency describe a clear job it does well?
- Size: small and independent, with no large networks or household-name agencies.
- Shopify depth: Shopify-first work, with partner status where the agency lists it.
Comparison table
| # | Agency | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | craftberry | Full store lifecycle in one in-house team: migration, UX/UI, custom build, CRO, and maintenance |
| 2 | WEBDIGITA | Brands replatforming to Shopify that want SEO-safe migrations and long-term support from a UK team |
| 3 | A Bunch of Creators | Stores where SEO and development should sit in one senior team |
| 4 | Imaginaire | Magento to Shopify migrations run by a dedicated pod |
| 5 | Gradiweb | Subscription brands using Shopify and Recharge |
| 6 | Sweden Unlimited | Brands that want design, branding and Shopify build from one senior team |
| 7 | Blackbelt Commerce | Etsy, WooCommerce, BigCommerce or Magento sellers moving to Shopify Plus |
| 8 | YourStoreMatters | Brands that want email and SMS retention built next to the store |
| 9 | beeclever | German-speaking and international Shopify Plus brands focused on speed |
| 10 | Especial Digital | Headless or custom-coded storefronts tied into existing systems |
The 10 best Shopify agencies for 2027
1. craftberry
craftberry is a Shopify Premier Partner for ecommerce brands doing $2M+ a year, taking them from migration and redesign through to testing and upkeep with one in-house team.
With more than 11 years on Shopify, the agency keeps strategy, design, development, and optimization under one roof from the first audit to day-to-day upkeep.
The team handles migrations from WooCommerce, Magento, Shopware, and BigCommerce, UX/UI design, custom development, CRO, and ongoing maintenance, with strategy, design, build, and optimization planned together through one point of contact.
Some of the clients:
- Shelly: the smart-home device brand, where the team supports store and campaign work, including its 8th anniversary campaign.
- Takomo: a golf equipment brand where the team reviewed the funnel and payment gateway, ran a post-purchase survey, and structured a Black Friday offer.
- Sifly: an eFoil maker; the team moved from Shoptico to Shopify, including a two-store checkout setup.
Best for: stores that have outgrown a template setup and need migration, redesign, and a testing program on one plan.
2.WEBDIGITA
Webdigita is a UK eCommerce and web development agency with offices in London, Reading, and Birmingham, building Shopify, WooCommerce, and Magento stores for more than 11 years.
On Shopify, the team handles Plus storefront builds, Hydrogen headless builds, app and ERP integrations, and migrations with redirect mapping and crawl checks to protect rankings.
It also covers CRO, site speed, and tracking through a four-stage delivery model, with a support and optimization retainer after launch, and clients stay an average of 5.8 years.
Some of the clients:
- The Indus Valley: a D2C brand moved to Shopify Plus in 2020, with phased rebuilds, UX/UI, and CRO over more than 8 years.
- Milwaukee Boot Company: a D2C brand where the team handled UX optimization, the eCommerce build, and CRO, including a revised checkout flow.
Best for: brands moving to Shopify that want rankings protected at launch and a UK team supporting the store afterward.
3. A Bunch of Creators
A Bunch of Creators is a boutique agency built on one belief: SEO strategy and Shopify development should not sit in separate teams.
A lean senior team covers audits, custom themes, migrations, site speed, accessibility and CRO, and it works only with ecommerce brands on Shopify.
Best for: stores where search growth depends on technical fixes made inside Shopify.
4. Imaginaire
Imaginaire is a UK boutique agency that staffs each project as a pod: a director-level contact, a UX designer, backend and frontend developers, and an SEO consultant.
The pod model keeps senior people on the account, and it suits Magento-to-Shopify moves where redirects and rankings matter.
Best for: brands leaving Magento that want one dedicated pod from design to launch.
5. Gradiweb
Gradiweb is a Paris-based studio that has built Shopify stores since 2016 and focuses on subscriptions.
It customizes Shopify together with Recharge, and its listed clients include subscription brands in health and baby care, with integrations serving roughly 10,000 to 20,000 recurring subscribers.
Best for: subscription brands that need a customer portal and billing flow that fit the store.
6. Sweden Unlimited
Sweden Unlimited is an independent, female-founded agency in New York that is small by design and senior-led.
It combines design, branding, content, and Shopify development, and it has been a Shopify Premier Partner and has been working with Shopify since 2017, so the same people who shape the brand also build the store.
Best for: brands that want design and development from one senior team.
7. Blackbelt Commerce
Blackbelt Commerce is a family-owned Shopify Plus agency in New York, founded by Cesar Beltran and now led by his daughter Victoria Beltran.
Founders stay on the project, and the team moves sellers from Etsy, WooCommerce, BigCommerce, Magento, and other legacy stacks onto Shopify while aiming to protect organic traffic.
Best for: sellers moving off a legacy platform who want founders involved.
8. YourStoreMatters
YourStoreMatters is a Belgian Shopify Plus agency that reports more than 7 years of experience and over 300 builds.
Beyond UX/UI and custom themes, it runs email and SMS retention, subscription and bundling setups, and A/B testing, so retention work is built next to the store.
Best for: European brands that want retention flows built alongside the storefront.
9. beeclever
beeclever is a Shopify Plus agency in Koblenz, Germany, and a Shopify partner since June 2014.
Its team covers design, development, performance, and special features, and it lists fashion, food, jewelry, and sports among its industries. Its Shopify directory profile shows a 5.0 rating from 49 reviews.
Best for: brands that want a fast, reliable theme with German-language support.
10. Especial Digital
Especial Digital is a Düsseldorf web agency that specializes in ecommerce and headless builds.
It is a Shopify Plus partner, and its listed services include checkout upgrades, analytics and tracking, custom apps and integrations, with a Pieroth AG store build as featured work.
Best for: brands that need a custom or headless storefront connected to existing systems.
Key takeaways
- Judge an agency by the deliverable it names up front, not by its sales pitch.
- Small, senior-led teams are easier to reach and a good fit for focused jobs such as a migration, a subscription build, or a headless storefront.
- For brands that need the whole lifecycle in one place, craftberry pairs a Shopify Premier Partner track record with an in-house team that also looks after the store once it is live.
- Put page speed and testing scope in the contract, and check each agency’s current profile before you sign.
Sources
1. What does a Shopify agency actually do?
It designs, builds, migrates, speeds up, and maintains Shopify stores, and some also run conversion work. The Shopify Plus partner directory lists agencies by service, so you can filter for the job you need.
2. Should I pick a small agency or a large one?
Small teams tend to keep senior people on your account, which is the main reason this list leans small. Large networks make more sense when you need many markets or systems moved at once.
3. What should I ask for on the first call?
Ask each agency what it will deliver and by when: a live store, a migration plan with redirects, a faster theme, or a test backlog. Page speed targets such as Core Web Vitals are worth putting in writing.
4. Is conversion work part of a Shopify build?
Often it is a separate scope. Research such as the Baymard Institute's checkout studies shows how much friction sits in forms and payment steps, so ask whether testing is included or quoted on its own.
5. Which agency suits a store past $2M a year?
Brands at that size usually need the store, the design, and the testing plan to line up, and craftberry is the entry here, built around having a single team.
